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uchikoshi's comments here will be read about ai specifically but they really should be considered in the context of what this industry squeeze is doing to labour and who the winners/losers of indie sustainability in 2026 are

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Kotaro Uchikoshi has followed up with Q&A

headfallsoff

@headfallsoff.com

if i dont exploit my workers enough then i will be out competed and we will all have nothing is the defining dynamic of capitalism and also why it's basically impossible to be a good boss, it's not a matter of personal choice and morality

14/10/26, 8:29 pm80 reposts429 likes

Cocoa Roulette

@cocoaroulette.bsky.social

That's possibly true in some cases, but in other cases you have Tim Sweeney.

Cocoa Roulette

@cocoaroulette.bsky.social

I don't think Epic Games was gonna go under before firing 2,000 employees for this.

doctober

@docseuss.bsky.social

there's definitely people out there for whom it is a personal choice. I remember back in 2019 or so, a guy I ended up firing excitedly presented to me a business model based on my previous work where we'd basically release games every six months using nothing but contractors "so we keep the money"

doctober

@docseuss.bsky.social

I later found out he was crunching workers, trying to convince people anyone who disagreed with his model was just a bad egg trying to rock the boat, going around lying about people if anyone asked "are they good to work with" so he could offer them half the pay, that kinda thing.

MegaApple

@megaapple18.bsky.social

Had a boss I got really sour over because the top guy was a box of every textbook toxicity. But the worst part was, he is an incredible human.

Kenneth Elder

@kebrel.bsky.social

That's my read on it, that he is just stating it is a hostile and predatory environment through and through. Gotta give the keys to the thief or remain locked out. But so many other bits and such like others call that this is an ARG set up have me just quietly watching from afar.